I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

Chapter 206-2: Tisi Island, Heartless Ninja Dojo (2)

[The noise from the earlier fight had drawn the attention of other thieves. The cabin door was shoved open roughly, and more than a dozen Fire-Worshipping Heartless Thieves poured in.]

[The headless corpse lay to the side, the cabin showed signs of a struggle, while you, regarded as the Lord Ninja, remained unscathed.]

[They all knelt down in unison, claiming they feared you had been ambushed and had rushed to assist, only to discover the subordinate had committed treason.]

[Calm and composed, you ordered the thieves to clean up the corpse. You kept behind one who looked more clever than the rest and asked how long it would be before reaching shore.]

[The thief, trembling in fear, told you that the ship was just about to pass Tisi Island, and with the current wind and speed, it would take only half a day to arrive at the nearest Sakura Falls port.]

[At the mention of Tisi Island, you recalled that it was the site of the Heartless Ninja Dojo. The small island housed only that one dojo, where you had once shed countless sweat and blood in grueling training.]

[The Heartless Ninja Dojo existed solely to produce ninja assassins for the Heartless. You had never managed to pass the Chunin Trial. When your ninja mentor judged that you had exhausted your potential, he arranged for you to leave the dojo to serve the Heartless.]

[You had always held a grudge about this, returning several times to attempt the Chunin Trial again, but every time, you failed to succeed.]

[You came back to yourself, facing the trembling thief. What order will you give?]

[Will you order the ship to proceed at full speed to reach Sakura Falls as soon as possible, or will you change course to head for Tisi Island first?]Lin Xun was overjoyed, this was like having a pillow handed to him right as he was about to lie down to sleep.

He could almost see countless ninjas waving to him.

[You order the ship to head for Tisi Island, planning to go ashore first before continuing to Sakura Falls.]

[The thieves accepted your order and withdrew…]

[You searched the cabin but found nothing useful. Having nothing better to do, you left the hold and returned to the deck…]

[The salty sea wind hit your face. On the horizon, you could vaguely see a small island. Several thieves were already maneuvering the ship to alter course, steering toward the island called Tisi.]

[…]

[The island drew ever closer, and you could already see, amid the lush greenery, the Heartless Ninja Dojo occupying most of the land.]

[As the three-masted warship neared the dock, a ninja wearing the same attire as yours stood on the shore, arms folded across the chest. The black scarf around the neck fluttered in the breeze.]

[Though its mask concealed its face, you still recognized the ninja as your former junior.]

[Seeing you disembark alone, it questioned you coldly, demanding to know why you had come ashore without being summoned by your master, had you forgotten the ninja commandments?]

[You loudly proclaimed that you were here to seek your master for the Chunin Trial. You were no longer who you used to be, passing the Chunin Trial would now be effortless.]

[The ninja gave a cold snort, telling you that the master was away from the island, but the senior disciple could still oversee the trial.]

[After speaking, it turned and walked into the woods…]

[A stone-paved path wound through the dense trees. You knew this all too familiar road led straight to the Heartless Ninja Dojo.]

[You strode after it, boasting now and then that although you had spent so much time at sea lately, never once had you forgotten the master’s teachings. You trained daily, your strength improving by leaps and bounds, far beyond what it could ever hope to match as a fellow Genin.]

[Suddenly, the ninja spun around, slowly drawing the ninja sword from its back and taking up a combat stance. Its meaning was clear.]

[Will you spar with the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Ninja?]

???

Lin Xun’s mouth twitched.

Even though his wandering soul was controlling the shell rather than it acting on its own, different shells still retained some of their former habits.

For example, when he possessed the Earth Giant, he often smashed people’s heads at the slightest provocation, his fighting style was extremely violent.

When he had possessed the timid little half-dragon hybrid, his behavior had also reflected that shell’s cowardice.

But this shell now… was hard to describe.

Lin Xun frowned in thought.

Although the ninja shell’s level had increased under his possession and it benefited from Soul Enhancement, if he used this shell alone to fight his junior, the outcome was still uncertain.

After all, he hadn’t yet figured out how to use Karmic Fire properly.

[While you hesitated, the ninja lunged with its blade. A flicker of black flame danced along the steel and vanished…]

[You hastily raised your sword to block, but the strike sent you flying!]

[You couldn’t help coughing up a mouthful of black blood, feeling as though your internal organs had shifted out of place and your entire body had fallen apart…]

[You have suffered slight injuries!]

[It demanded loudly why you were not using Karmic Fire to spar, was it because you thought you could defeat it without Karmic Fire, or because you no longer held reverence for the gods!]

[The ninja continued coldly, saying that if you dared to show disrespect toward the gods, you could not blame it for showing no mercy!]

[With that, it advanced again, this time attacking without holding back, the blade aimed straight for your vital points!]

“Damn it! Just because the tiger stays quiet, you think I’m a sick cat?”

[You possessed the shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Primordial Hermit!]

[The bloodstained chain blade in your hand ignited in blazing dragonflame, the dark fire like a fierce black dragon baring its fangs.]

[The ninja suddenly froze mid-swing, staring at you in disbelief and blurting out, How did you turn into this demonic abomination… Why can a demon use the Karmic Fire bestowed by the gods, and why does that Karmic Fire burn so intensely?]

Lin Xun raised an eyebrow. Demonic abomination?

[You flung the chain blade, and the black-flame-wreathed edge pierced its heart. So shocked was the ninja that it forgot to parry or defend. Clutching its chest, it slowly collapsed…]

[You have defeated the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Ninja. Experience increased slightly.]

[You obtained Indomitable Fading Chunk of Spirit Essence *1.]

[You obtained Purple Mist Pellet *2 (Throwing Item).]

“Courting death has consequences.”

He opened the inventory to take a look.

[Purple Mist Pellet *2 (Throwing Item): A round, dark-purple pellet. Throwing it at your feet will release a purple smoke cloud. Combined with low-level escape techniques, it can enable invisibility. Such items are typically carried only by Genin and Chunin, as Jonin can perform escape arts without smoke assistance.]

Lin Xun stored his junior’s shell away, switched back to the senior ninja’s shell, and continued toward the ninja dojo.

“This ‘demonic abomination’ my junior mentioned, was it a generic label for monstrous aberrations, or did it refer to a specific kind of being? If it was the latter, doesn’t that mean this world also has creatures akin to dragonkind…”

The Primordial Hermit’s mythic+ grade skill allowed one to upgrade shell and skill quality by devouring dragon bloodlines. If this world did have dragons, that would be an incredible stroke of luck.

As he pondered, he arrived at the Heartless Ninja Dojo.